Renovating a home is a great opportunity to make a home more functional, improve comfort, and revitalize drab spaces. A green approach to contracting and choosing materials helps reduce waste and makes your home more water and energy-efficient. Apply these green tips during the planning phase of your home renovation…
The Kincade & Getty Fires: How to Help When Climate Change Strikes
The city of Santa Rosa, California, is mostly evacuated today, and fire threatens to destroy homes and businesses for the second time in since 2017. Unusual winds that gust to 40 or 50 miles per hour, known as “Diablo Winds,” are driving the Kincade Fire toward the city, taking wineries…
5 Ways To Be Eco-Friendly & Sustainable at University
As more young activists speak up for their future and the future of our planet, colleges and universities are taking note. More institutions of higher education and student groups are focusing on environmental and sustainability concerns. Campus-wide initiatives range from composting programs to reducing consumption of paper and plastic to…
Earth911 Podcast, October 25, 2019: Project Repat — Saving US Jobs & T-Shirts From Landfills
Project Repat, founded by Ross Lohr and Nathan Rothstein, has prevented more than 11 million T-shirts from landfills while bringing some sewing work back to the United States. Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Rothstein about the inspiration behind Project Repat and the massive changes in U.S. T-shirt manufacturing over the…
Earth911 Quiz #76: Where Does Your Garbage Go?
Challenge your knowledge about where your trash and recycled materials go after they leave your home. In this Earth911 Quiz, we’ll explore the difference between landfills and dumps, how they are regulated, the percentage of all municipal waste recycled in the United States, and more. Do you know where your…
11 Upcycled Storage Solutions for Small Spaces
Home life can be a challenge if your dwelling is lacking on square footage. Sure, you love your urban apartment or sweet starter home, but cramped quarters and a lack of storage space can leave your living area feeling stressful and unorganized. No matter how small your home or apartment…
How Sanitary Landfills Work
More than half of the garbage generated in the United States ends up in the landfill — and these days, more than a little of the recycling gets rerouted there as well. Thinking about all that waste going to the dump can be depressing, but it’s is not quite the…
Earth911 Podcast, Oct. 21, 2019: A More Sustainable Halloween!
A spooky Halloween doesn’t have to be a horror show for the planet. Join the Earth911 team as we talk through how to reduce the waste and garbage produced by the scariest holiday of the year. First off, a green Halloween can be a budget Halloween with these ideas about…
Earth911 Inspiration: Earth Can’t Wait
This week’s inspirational poster will help you remind your friends, family, and neighbors about their commitment to making Earth-positive changes. We can take the low road we travel today toward disastrous climate change that will make today’s impacts look mild or begin to change our habits to protect the Earth….
Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes
However conscientious you are in daily life, holidays have a way of getting out of hand. Even a minor holiday like Halloween can mean big waste — candy wrappers, cheap disposable decorations, and costumes that get worn once and thrown away. But a little creativity is all it takes to…